That/as

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Allow someone to mistreat you, then defend them and take the blame yourself. Example, “Dad is in a bad mood; he yelled at me. It's my fault that/as I asked a stupid question.

I wonder if which sentence is correct.

I would like to know the meaning of "that and as" grammatically.

1. It's my fault that I asked a stupid question.

2. It's my fault as I asked a stupid question.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Wowenglish1. It's my fault that I asked a stupid question.
2. It's my fault as I asked a stupid question.

The second one needs a comma.

I believe that the sentence with "as" has two independent clauses. They could be written as two separate sentences without changing the meaning.
The antecedent of "It" is unknown.

On the other hand, the sentence with "that" treats the "stupid" clause as subordinate, relative to the "It" subject of the main clause. We now know what "it" is.

I suspect the first sentence admits of more than one analysis. The "it" and the "fault" and the "asking" are all equivalent from a semantic point of view.

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